Acknowledgements

Sponsors

The Reynolds-Cristano Fund of the Midshore Community Foundation

The TCPS Education Foundation of Talbot County Public Schools

With special thanks to Mrs. Debbie Gardener

Administration

Dr. Sharon Pepukayi TCPS Superintende nt

Dr. Helga Einhorn TCPS Assistant Superintendent

Principals

Dr. Indra Bullock Saint Michaels Elementary School Principal

Dr. Kari Clow Chapel District Elementary School Principal

Mr. Corey Devaric Tilghman Elementary School Principal

Ms. Kelly Murdoch Easton Middle School Principal

Dr. Lisa DeVaric Easton Elementary School Principal

Ms. Kim Seidel White Marsh Elementary School Principal

Mrs. Theresa Vener St. Michaels Middle High School Principal

Inspiring Educators

Thank you Educators for offering creative outlets for your students and inspiring them to submit to Buoy.

Board of Education

Emily Jackson Board President

Candace Henry Board Vice President

Jymil Thompson

Mary E. Wheeler

Amy Dodson

Susan Delean-Botkin

Deborah Bridges

About Buoy :

Buoy would not have happened without the inspirational teachers whose perseverance and energy through these few years continued to inspire students to go beyond the daily curriculum and adventure into the arts, analysis and writing.

The magazine collaboration was the brainstorm of the Gifted and Talented Supervisor, Dr. Sherry Sutton, Carol Reed, and the cohort of art teachers, and the GTI staff.

Most importantly, we thank the five elementary schools and our two middle schools of TCPS. Students were given the opportunity to submit again to continue our voyage and keep us floating along. We hope you enjoy the wide range of selfexpression and emotion our talented students have to offer. Our students, teachers and GT staff and arts cohort thank the Reynolds-Cristano Fund of the Mid-shore Community Foundation and TCPS Education Foundation for their generous funding of this project.

Additional thanks to our staff and faculty at our seven elementary and middle schools:

Chapel District Elementary School, CDES Easton Elementary School, EES Easton Middle School, EMS

Saint Michaels Elementary School, SMES

Saint Michaels Middle High School, SMMS Tilghman Elementary School, TES White Marsh Elementary School, WMES

Hello students! We hope you are ready for another wonderful ride through these pages full of creativity. Please continue creating and using the arts to help you float through life! Hopefully the art in these pages will make you question, make you dream, mak you inspired, and most importantly make you feel! May the arts carry you always!

P.S. How many buoys can you find in this issue? The answer is at the bottom of the last page!